Trust, Safety & Intermediary Liability
Our Partners have substantial experience in providing trust and safety advice to technology companies, helping them navigate the legal complexities of safeguarding users and avoiding civil and criminal corporate/director liability in Nigeria. We are often tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that trust and safety teams and policies are compliant with local privacy, content/platform moderation, child safety, cybersecurity as well as disinformation and misinformation regulation in Nigeria. We advise clients on a number of issues including policy compliance, platform liability, content moderation and algorithmic accountability, crisis planning, legal response to escalated incidents, law enforcement responses, public policy & government relations, platform liability disputes, defamation and harassment, data privacy & cybersecurity, transparency reporting and copyright and IP issues. We have also provided legal support in relation to content takedown, DMCA actions or similar claims in Nigeria.
Case Study
NNPC Limited – Conflict of Interest Considerations
On April 2, 2025, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria exercised his powers under Section 59(2) of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 to appoint Mr. Bayo Ojulari, as the new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian
Insights
Regulating Online Trust & Safety in Nigeria: An Overview
In Nigeria, the regulatory landscape surrounding online trust and safety is anchored primarily
Intermediary Liability: Legal Considerations for Tech Platforms in Nigeria
Intermediary liability, as a legal and policy concern, raises the question: To what